4/spl times/4 ATM crossbar using N/sup 4/ global FSOI

Author

Travers, C.M. ; Hessenbruch, J.M. ; Kim, J. ; Stone, R.V. ; Guilfoyle, P.S.

Author_Institution

OptiComp Corp., Lake Tahoe, NV, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 July 1998

Abstract

The integration of optoelectronic devices with conventional electronics will ultimately enable free space optical interconnects (FSOI) for high speed switching applications. Specifically, the development of smart pixels allows compact integration of optics and electronics for use in various systems and applications. OptiComp has integrated these smart pixel arrays into a high performance optoelectronic computing (HPOC) module which is composed of an array of 850 nm VCSELs, laser drivers, diffractive optical interconnect elements (DOIEs), detectors, and receivers. The HPOC module was used to implement a 4 /spl times/ 4 crossbar switch for ATM by exploiting global (N/sup 4/) FSOI.

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; diffractive optical elements; integrated optoelectronics; modules; optical computing; optical interconnections; photodetectors; photonic switching systems; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; 4 /spl times/ 4 crossbar switch; 4/spl times/4 ATM crossbar; 850 nm; ATM; HPOC module; N/sup 4/ global FSOI; OptiComp; VCSEL array; compact integration; diffractive optical interconnect elements; free space optical interconnects; global (N/sup 4/) FSOI; high performance optoelectronic computing module; high speed switching applications; laser drivers; optical receivers; optoelectronic device integration; photodetectors; smart pixel arrays; smart pixels; Asynchronous transfer mode; High performance computing; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical interconnections; Optical receivers; Optoelectronic devices; Sensor arrays; Smart pixels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4953-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690434

Filename

690434